Tufting button



29, 1933- w. B. MATHEWSON 1,924,212

TUFT ING BUTTON Filed Feb. 7, 1933 lnvenTor. Wilfred BMQThewson ATTys.

" is in 'theb'ack or the button'and will project inside of the buttonslightly. Whe'nthe tongue -is thus closed up the edges of the tongue at the: point 9 where the depressions 'T terminate are in'engagement-with the side Walls of the opening 18 in the baekf; ofthefbuttonat substantiall-y the points 12 just infront of the de'-' pressions 11. When the tongue is thus closed 'thedepressiens 11 in the back of therbutton' are opposed to the depressions 7 in the tongue and each-pair of, opposed depressions forms-an eye oropening "19 through Whichv thaloop'of'tuft;

* ing cord or tufting tape passes as best seen'in -Figs.' 4 and 5. These eyesor openings 19- are f'closed'eyes'by reason of the iatfthat theside edges of the tongue at the points 9 have en 'gagement with the .side edges of the opening -18 at thejpoints 12.

The shape of the depressions; "Iiis such aste provide "the tongue I when'closed' .with "a rounded I 'c'ordq'eceivi'ng seat as in" Fig/4, thereby eliminating any chafing of the cord or; tape" due to passing over'shairp corners.

of the OpeninglBinwardlybeyond the cordor tape sothat thejside edges of theopeningf 18; cannot cha'fe' or injure l the cord or, tape. Hence when the button is applied to the loop offtufting cord or tufting tape it is firmly locked i to' the loop and in such a Way that the' cord or lo'o p' will not be injured by chafing against sharp corners.

a button to said 100p.

"The 'button herein shown is welbadapted to be fastened tothe loop by the button-fastening ,deyice shown in my above-mentioned co-pend- ,ingapplication SerialNo." 653,277. "The device this application is provided with means j for holding abutton'and inserting. it in position with theQopen tongue underneath the loop of tufting cordand then closing the tongue to lock the When the tongue is clo'sed thereby, toloc k or fasten" the button to the 101 of tuiting com opening 18 so that it projects ir wvardly from the back'ottheflbutton as show'n in 'Figs. 3 and 6. p Angadvantage of this construction is that even though inthe operation of closing the? tongue 'sa'id tongue should not be forced clear into the plank-2 of the back 3, yet the edge of the tongue will still befcarriedthrough the opening 18 so that thefb'utto'n will haye no projecting ,edg'e on its'back'face except the rounded edges-formed by 'the depressions 7Q I i n 1 13924312 the tongue .will be forced through the opening 7 Ilclaimz 1. A tufting button having struck. up fromthe back thereof'a tongue which extends outwardly at an angle to the back of the button and thefront edge of WhlCh' iS bent to form a lip extending. substantially parallel to saidback, the side edges of v thejto'ngue being bent outwardly and the side edges of thefopening from which the tongueri's struck being bent inwardly; said. tongue being bendable into closed position in substantially the plane of thabaok of the button and the bent side edges; 02' the tongue and closed (lord-receiving eyes;

2R1; tufting button having struck up from,

the baek thereof a tongue presenting a cordbetweens aid en'd portion-and thet ro'ot of'the' said opening forming tongue being bentfoutwfardly beyondithe plane c c offthe back. 'Thefdeformation ofthe back-310i thejLbut ton to forrn the depressions'll carries theedges 3. A tufting button hayingistruekupfro n'the back thereofatong'uepresenting'a cord-engaging portion and an end portion, said cord-engaging from the coi 'd-engaging portion toward the inside portion occupying the plane of th e bELQkxQf the button and said end portion being bent'inwardly 1 c v V m5 of the button'when 's'aid'tongue is in closed posi end portion andthje'root of the tongue being bent outwardly' beyond the'plane of the back'and'the 110, is struck beinglbent.inwardlyQwhereby two closed ,31 T

side edges of the opening from-which i the, tongue tion, the side edges of the tonguefb etweenfsaid cord-receivingeyes are formed through tvhioh.

the loop of tuf tin'g cord passes 4'. A tufting butt 21 having struck up f the ba'Ckjf-thiebf a tongue--pr"esenting'- am le: engaging portion and an end portion, saidcord engaging portion being substantially ;straight in the direction. ofthe lengthof the tongue .andex tending outwardly from the back of mama-sna v a wide'angle thereto, andthe'end portion" ing considerably less dimension in thedirect on" of the length of the tongue'th an said cordengaging portion and extending substantially parallel to. said back, said 'tongue bei'ng adaptedto be bent inwardly into alposition with the cordengaging portionbccupying thefplane of theback of the button a the the button,

end portion located within WILIFRED BfM-A'rii Wsom 

